BATMAN AND ROBIN #17

I'm tiered and I want to go to sleep. In fact I'm so tiered I can't be bothered to count sheep! Batman's gone to bed. Robin's stuck in the shed. Plus the rest of the cast don't even make a peep. Yeah! Very much like the double-act known as Writer: Peter J. Tomasi; Artist: Patrick Gleason; and Publisher: DC Comics in March 2013. Zzzzzzzz!

Using GENERAL terms,
answer the following 4 questions about this STORY entitled 'Life is But a Dream'.

WHAT'S
THE MAIN THRUST OF THIS TALE: After their recent hair-raising encounter
with the Joker, each member of the Wayne
household has a nightmare whilst they are asleep. Damien about his
birthright. Alfred about Mister J. And Bruce about his future and his
past.

ARE
THE MAIN OBJECTIVES ACHIEVED: What objectives? They sleep. They yelp. They
bark. And only Damien is none the wise.

ANYTHING
ELSE HAPPEN: Zzzzzzzzzzz. Snort-Snort. Zzzzzzzzz.

HOW
DOES THIS STORY END: With a new day dawning inside the mind of a renegade
youth.

What is the most
memorable SENTENCE OR CONVERSATION spoken in this issue?

Why-Oh-why-Oh-why do I find sound-effect's so amusing? Especially
when I'm reading them within my own head!

Picture the scene. The Wayne
family all call it a nigh, and one by one they sign off accordingly. Damien
goes 'Night'. Alfred goes 'Good Night'. And Bruce goes 'Hnn'.

Now why does the word 'Hnn' sound like one of the most
zaniest things I've ever heard all of a sudden? If you know, spam me, OK? I've got no idea.

What was the BEST
thing about this issue?

Just like a monkey pissing out of a tree and into a fire way-way
below him, this story's greatest strength is also its greatest weakness. On
the one hand it manages to convey a very homely and warm 'day in the life' type
narrative, directly bestowing it with a very comfortable and personable sheen.
Yet, whilst saying that...

What was the WORST
thing about this issue?

... there was absolutely no scope to this tale whatsoever,
and the originality about it was nigh on non-existent.

Now please don't get me wrong, dear reader. Overall I do feel that
us 'Batman fans' need a bit of a break after the 'Death of The Family'
story-line. However, a comfortable read such as this one, does make us yearn
for something more... errr... how can I put it? Dynamic.

What was the most
INNOVATIVE thing about this issue?

I kid you not; this comic book was such a relaxing read that
it almost put me to sleep.

Yeah. I'm not messing about, folks. Plus I'm not trying to
imply that it was boring either. Because it wasn't. Rather, the dulcet and meandering
style of this story was so-so apparent, half way through it my eyes begun to
shut all by themselves.

Hmm? MaybeDC
will start producing over the counter 'sleeping comics' now? Huh? It must be worth
a punt? Ha!

LAM CHING-YING AS ALFRED PENNYWORTH: Now Lam has been one of
the main stalwarts of Hong Kong Cinema since back in the day. He's worked with Bruce
Lee. He's worked with Jackie
Chan. So I can't see why he shouldn't support Mister Wayne as well.

ROY CHIAO AS THOMAS WAYNE: If you've taken any notice of what
I've already said about Lam, replace 'Lam' with 'Roy',
and 'support' with 'advise', and you can safely say the same thing about Mister
Chiao also.

What WORD or PHRASE
could you use to sum-up this story?

'Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they
wake up from a nightmare' -- Alfred Hitchcock

What SONG,
THEME-TUNE, or MELODY, would complement this tale, as well as add and extra
dimension to it by default?

'I CAN'T GET NO SLEEP' BY FAITHLESS: Simply put, both this
story and this song share a relentless tone that is one-half enjoyable and
one-half perpetual. Click on the video clip to see what I mean...

See?

ANYTHING Else?

When I was a kid I had a cat called 'Lucky'. Now I'm not too
sure why we gave him that specific name at first; because his mother pushed him
away when he was still a babe in arms! Nonetheless, Lucky was very lucky. He
slept all day. He was great at catching mice. He shagged whatever pussy came
his way. And generally speaking, he was a cat unlike other normal cats. He was
in a class of his own.

However, as time past, Lucky and our family started to part
ways. Me and my brothers grew older as time ticked on, and our infatuation with
him began to dwindle. Furthermore, Lucky got board with us too, and began
spending more and more time away from home, getting up to mischief. Anyway, to
cut a long story short, Lucky eventually died of jaundice due to something he contracted
on one of his many sabbaticals away.

Alright, dear reader; I'm sure your wondering to yourself why
I'm telling you about Lucky when I should be summing up this issue of 'Batman
and Robin'. Right? Well, to put it bluntly, in my eyes this cat and this comic
are one and the same thing.

I love it. It needs some time away. Or else it will die a
painful death. Simple as that really. Stay tuned to what I mean by this...
hehehehhe! Ta-ta Damien.

GIVE IT, IT'S DUES: In
Real Terms This Comic Book Is like a Warm Blanket on a Cold Winters Night.
Comfortable, And Can Put You To Sleep.

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